Almost since I put Toohey on for the first time, I've been waiting for someone outside of the medical field to ask me about it.
Yesterday during our annual editorial summit--which brings together most of our editors, field editors, publishers, art directors and other editorial contributors--my colleague next to me leaned over and gently touched my shoulder.

"Is that an insulin pump?" he whispered.

"Mmm-hmm," I said with a smile and a nod.

"I want to talk to you," he said.

I was almost giddy with excitement. We were hours from a break, even longer until dinner where we could certainly sit and talk without feeling rushed. I was dying to let the flood gates open.

There were several breaks during the afternoon, but we didn't broach the subject. I think we both knew the conversation was one suited for longer than 15 minutes.

Over dinner, we literally ignored the two other people at our table discussing what type of diabetes we have, our diagnosis stories, what kinds of meds we take, and how we don't hide when we take shots or blood sugar readings. I showed him my pump, my site, an infusion set still in the package and the Quickserter.

What I'm most pleased about, though, is that I felt like I was educating. It was definitely a two-way conversation, but I believe there were several key pieces of information (touching base with an endocrinologist, for one) I was able to pass on to him that, if followed, may change his diabetes management for the better.

This is one of the main reasons I wear my pump on my belt. If I had hidden any part of my diabetes, this incredibly enlightening conversation may never have happened.